Forestry

Familiarity with wood (including reaction and juvenile wood), bark, and root anatomy is developed using micrographs and samples. Wood identification is done using gross (hand lens) and minute (microscopic) features with the assistance of texts and keys. Physical properties of wood (specific gravity, moisture content, and dimensional change) are illustrated in laboratory experiments. Practical problems are used to familiarize students with measurement of wood products including the effects of moisture, log scaling by weight and volume, lumber and panel products measurement, pulp yield and comparative units of mass and volume measurement. Presentations with illustrations and product samples are used to familiarize students with the materials and products made from wood.